Risks for frequent antimicrobial-treated infections in postmenopausal women

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-18

  Boudreau, Denise M ^a   Leveille, Suzanne G ^b   Gray, Shelly L ^a   Black, Douglas J ^a   Guralnik, Jack M ^c   Ferrucci, Luigi ^c   LaCroix, Andrea Z ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial treatment; Chronic disease; Infections; Older women; Pharmacy record method; Risk factors for infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0037979146     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324474     Document Type: Article

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